Wordpress vs Webflow — Platform Benchmark

52.5

Wordpress

235 sites

55.0

Webflow

18 sites

WINNER

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability

63.8 57.5

Avg Security

26.9 51.9

Avg Efficiency

57.4 55.4

Avg Total Score

52.5 55.0

Avg Structure

63.5 66.1

Avg Load Complexity

52.9 50.7

Avg Lighthouse

55.6 48.8

Best Site Score

83.9 66.4

Worst Site Score

28.4 31.6

Wordpress Webflow

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry	Wordpress	Webflow
Architecture	48.3 19 sites	65.2 1 sites
Content Creation	55.0 3 sites	51.3 3 sites
Corporate-personal	53.0 25 sites	63.1 2 sites
Design	52.0 10 sites	56.6 2 sites
Film & Video	64.7 1 sites	—
Photography	52.8 177 sites	53.1 10 sites

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Webflow holds a modest 2.5-point lead over Wordpress. The difference is real but not decisive.

Dimension Edge

Wordpress leads in: AI Readability, Load Complexity, Lighthouse. Webflow leads in: Security, Structure. Wordpress has a broader performance advantage across dimensions.

Opportunities for improvement

Wordpress could target Security, Structure to close the gap.
Webflow could target AI Readability, Load Complexity, Lighthouse to improve.

Industry-by-Industry Results

Webflow wins in 4 of 6 shared industries - its overall lead holds across verticals.

Sample Size Consideration

Wordpress has 13.1× more audited sites than Webflow. Larger samples surface more variation and may pull averages toward the mean, so this comparison should be read with that in mind.